Happy New Year! We beckon another year of too many dramas.
0:00 Introduction and greetings
0:36 absoluteM talks about what she’s been watching on: Typhoon Family, Dynamite Kiss, Idol Eye, includingWallace Chung’s latest Second Chance Romance — widely thought to be something of a dud. 2:04 She mentions his 2022 drama Because of Love in passing.
4:27 Sniper Butterfly — a sleeper hit. A noona romance ie. an older woman romancing a young man. Neither of us have seen it yet.
5:48 I briefly mentioned what I watched on Viki before I went travelling last month. Taxi Driver 3 and Dear X.
6:49 What I watched on D+: The Manipulated, Tempest and Vigilante. I critique The Manipulated and then…
14:15 We get into a longer discussion of Typhoon Family which we both watched. We highlight the best and the negative aspects of the show.
31:23 I put Jung Kyung-ho’s Pro Bono on hold but will be getting back to it soon. I talk about what I like about it so far.
37:25 absoluteM launches into a review and outlines the plot of tropefest Dynamite Kiss, the rom com starring Jang Ki-yong and Ahn Eun-jin.
41:40 absoluteM watched body swap fantasy Moon River with Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong and recommends it. She goes on to praise 44:56 Idol Eye but not Cashero. Based on the plotline of Idol Eye, we talk about the darkside of fandom’s relationship with celebrities — trafficking gossip and salacious speculations on social media.
54:01 Taxi Driver 3 and comparing the various seasons. Then our attention shifts to Dear X and Kim You-jung’s performance.
59:56 I do a brief review of Tempest.
1:01:31 Tan Songyun and Liu Xueyi’s upcoming drama, Against the Current. Will Liu Xueyi hit the jackpot this time?
